six 4 THE MICHIGN .'AItY Cinema League Will Present SIX a U ________________________________________________________ British Paratroopers Train for Shock Troop Attacks REPRESFNTATIVES TO BE ELECTED: Engineers Will Sub mit Petitions for Council Positions Friday Spanish Film 'Night of the Mayas', Prize Mexican Movie, To Open Tomorrow The Art Cinema will present its second foreign film program, "Night of the Mayas" (La Noche de los May- as) at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow through Saturday in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. "Night of the Mayas" which was awarded the first prize award by the Motion Picture Academy, of the Mexi- can government depicts a dramatic and revealing insjght into the culture and civilization of an ancient people. The film 'is a modern drama about present-day descendants of the primi- tive Mayas. The second group of films in the "Rise of the American Film" series will be shown at 7 p. m. and 9 p. m. Sunday in the Mendelssohn Theatre. Tickets may be purchased either for this single performance or for the entire series. Four pictures, produced between 1912 and 1917, will be presented in this first group. Such actors as Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, William S. Hart, Ben Turpin, and Theda Bara will be featured in these films. The pictures to be run Sunday are "The New York Hat," 1912; "The Fugitive," 1914; "A Fool There Was," 1914 and "The Clever Dummy," 1917. Casablanca Fall Appears Near (Continued from Page 1) They were covered by the-12th U.S. Air Force under command of Brig.- Gen. James Doolittle, hero of, the Tokyo raid, and by British warships and naval aircraft. It was a pincers movement by col- umns from east and west. By 7:30 a. m. the western force was about three miles from the heart of the city, just west of the naval sta- tion of Mers El Kebir. At the same hour the eastern force was seven miles from the center of Oran and driving in rapidly. One column from this latter force was detached to move eastward and deal with a French counter-attack. Fighting was reported eastward to Orleansville, half way to Algiers. Another Armored Force Another American armored force south of the city was on the alert against counter-action by Vichy re- inforcements. The main columns closed in swiftly in brief but furious fighting, and by afternoon the city had fallen, with American occupation of the hill and fort of Santa Cruz, dominating the bay. Firing ceased about 3 p. m. The 12th air force moved into all four of the air fields around the city. La Senia, the last field to be taken, was captured by an armored force af- ter two days of fighting. Resistance Overcome Evidently presaging the early fall of Casablanca, Communique No. 4 from Allied headquarters said the resis- tance of French naval units off that Moroccan city on the Atlantic coast had been overcome "to a large de- gree." Specifically, it was announced, the new Prench battleship Jean Bart had been reduced to a flaming hulk, the entire flotilla of Vichy destroyers and other light units wiped out and a French cruiser damaged. Engineering college freshmen, sophomores and juniors desiring posi- tions as class rf presentatives on the Engineering Council must submit their petitions before Friday noon, Bud Burgess, '44E, chairman of elec- tions, said yesterday. Demands for Petitions A total of approximately 20 peti- tions is expected, he also disclosed. Each of these must contain 15 signa- tures of the candidate's classmates, ,in addition to a list of the candidate's qualifications for office and a list of proposed activities for the Council during 1942-43. The petitions, Burgess added, must be handed in to Dean Ivan C. Craw- ford's office in 225 West Engineering Building. Failure to do this will mean that a candidate's name will not be placed on the ballot. Sample petitions are to be found on the Engine Council bulletin board in the West Engineer- ing Building. Two representatives will be chosen from each class, the one receiving the highest vote serving for the remainder of his college years and the candi- Faculty Student Representatives ss Discuss Peace Representatives of thirteen student organizations will meet with six fac- ulty members at noon today in Room 101 at the Union for a luncheon dis- cussion on the topic "Why Plan Now?" The forum is part of a program of discussions of war issues in which the Office of War Information and other government services are interested. The topic is a continuation of the dis- cussion which Prof. Preston Slosson, of the history department, and Prof. Howard McCluskey, of the School of Education, held before the Post-War Council on Nov. 3. Faculty representatives at the luncheon, besides Professor Slosson and Professor McCluskey, will include Prof. Kenneth G. Hance of the speech department, Prof. James K. Pollock, of the political science. department, Prof. Arthur Smithies, of the econo- mics department, and Dr. Edward Blakeman, religious counselor. Student organizations represented will be the Union, the Michigan League, The Daily, Inter-Fraternity Council, Pan - Hellenic, Post - War Council, Student Senate, Student War Board, Speakers' Bureau, Student Re- ligious Association, West Quadrangle, Hillel Foundation, and the Inter-co- operative Council. McCURDY TO SPEAK J. Lloyd McCurdy will speak to the members of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at 7:30 p. m., to- morrow, 1042 E. Engineering Building. "Synthetic Rubber" is the topic of his address. Anyone interested may at- tend. dates receiving second highest num- ber of votes serving for one year. The actual voting will take place Nov. 17 and 18, Burgess disclosed. Purpose Described Several petitions are expected this year, Burgess said, because of the in- fluence of the Engineering Council. It's chief purpose, he said, is to act as a means of collaboration between classes, engineering societies and the students as a whole. It annually spon- sors the engineering ball, banquet, picnic, several smokers and, lectures. The council also carries on special class and school activities such as editing the freshman "Arch," main- taining the Honor Council, supervis- ing class elections, and collecting class dues. Campaigning Material As has been the custom in the engi- neering college, no campaigning ma- terial is to be posted by any candidate during the pre-election period. Bur- gess emphasized yesterday that any posters or campaign "propaganda" on the part of a candidate will disqualify him from the election. Another stipulation placed upon candidates, Burgess said, is that they must have their pictures taken at 7:15 p. m., Friday, Nov. 13, in the signal corps room of the West Engineering Annex. These pictures will then be posted on the Council's bulletin board so that the engineer-voters may be- come acq ainted with the candidates. Rabbi Fram Will Address B'nai B'rith Lodge Today Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Israel, Detroit, will deliver an Armistice Day address at 8:00 p. m. today before the Ann Arbor B'nai B'rith Lodge at Beth Israel synagogue. Rabbi Fram is well known as the founder of the modern movementfor adult Jewish education in the Reform temples of America. He is a member of the commission on the revision of the state constitution, national vice- presidentof the non-sectarian Anti- Nazi League of America, and( presi- dent of the Michigan branch of the Religious Education- Association of America. Mine. P~rgmnent Opens Russian Lecture Series Great Classic and Modern Writers To BeDiscussed in First Lane Hall Talk Mme. Lila Pargment of the Russian department will speak at 4:15 p, m. tomorrow at Lane Hall on "Russian Literature and its Distirnctive Quali- ties" in the first meeting of a series on Russia, her people and ethics. In her talk Madame Pargment will discuos several Russian writers, point- ing out what to look for in their works, and direct the future course of study. Students are welcome to this first meeting whether or not they intend to continue with the course. Madame Pargment was born and educated in Russia, lived in France, and has been teaching at the Univer- sity for many years. She believes that the students are generally ignorant and misinformed about the true na- ture of the Russian people, and she emphasizes the importance of such knowledge among American students for the promotion of mutual under- standing and cooperation between the two countries. The study is being sponsored by'the Invitation To Learning group at Lane Hall to help meet the need of the students for a better understanding of the nations that will play an im- portant role in the world after the war. The source of information will be the great works of Russian writers, classic and modern, which will be read by students and then discussed at seminars. Among them are Turge- nev, Tolstoi, D o s t o e v s ki, Gorki, Checkov, and several contemporary writers. George Faxon To Present Second Organ Program George Faxon, organist and choir- master of St. Andrew's Church, will present the second program of the organ recital series sponsored by the music school at 4:15 today in Hill Auditorium. Featured in this concert will be a group of four selections written by modern American composers. The British are coming--British paratroops mak e a mass descent during training somewhere in Eng- land. They are being formed into an army of shock t roops which will form a basis for the military tactics to be used in the African campaign. Honor Group Will Meet To morrow Phi Lambda Upsilon, chemistry honorary society, will hold a business' meeting at 47:30 p. m. tomorrow in the East Conference Room of the Rackham Building. All members are urged to be pres- ent, especially those elected to the society this summer. The following were initiated into the society this summer: chemical en- gineering seniors: Edgar A. Bongort, Jr., Herman S. Chiu, Herman Dykstra, Paul:Douglas Hann, William H. Leh- mann, Donald M. O'Niell, Mark S. Putnam, Philip E. Sharpe, F. Carter Taylor, Donald C. West, Jr. Chemical Engineering Graduates: Clyde McKinley, Marion M. Semchy- shen, Cedomir M. Sliepcevich. Chemistry Seniors: Arthur M. Brie- che, Michael Kasha, Alfred H. Kut- schinski, Raymond H. Mattson, Ken- neth J. Schweitzer. Chemistry Graduates: Marshall W. Cronyor, Richard B. Hahn, G. Dana Johnson, Peter A. S. Smith, Albert E. Taylor. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Gradu- ate: John A. Faust. Biological Chem- istry Graduates: D. Maxwell Teague, William J. Wingo. PLEDGES RISE Pledges for Ann Arbor's sweeping, $77,500 USO-Community Fund drive' climbed yesterday to $40,826.18, cam- paign headquarters reported last night. U' Stwdents Invited To Debate in Itereollegiate adio Contest University of Michigan students have been invited to participate in the National Intercollegiate Radio Debate contest sponsored annually by the American Economic Foundation, it was announced yesterday. Question Decided This year's question will be "Should American Youth Support the Re-es- tablishment after the War of Com- petitive Enterprise as Our Dominant Economic System?" Championship prizes will include a first prize of a $1,000 war bond and $250 in cash, and second prize of a $500 war bond plus $125 in cash. Eight $50 awards to first-place participants and eight $25 Officers Chosen at MFCC Convention Herman Epstein, Grad., and Ann Fagan, '45, were elected president and vice-president of the Mid-Western Federation of Campus Cooperatives Sunday at the MFCC convention. Epstein, who is a member of the Rochdale Cooperative House and Miss Fagan of the Lester Cooperative House, head the organization's offi- cers all of whom were chosen frgm the 4ichigan delegation. Jody Doris, '43, of the Lester House, was named secretary and John MacKinnon, '43, of the Rochdale House was elected treasurer. Delegates representing the inter- cooperative councils and houses of eight midwestern campuses met dur- ing the three day session to discuss the problems facing cooperatives at the present time. The schools repre- sented were the /Universities of Min- nesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, Michigan, Antioch, Albion, and Michigan State Colleges. Ann Arbor was chosen as the site of the spring convention. awards to second-place participants will also be given. On April 18, 1943, the final debate will be broadcast from New York City on the "Wake-Up, America" program. The participating debaters will be brought to and entertained in New York at the expense of the Founda- tion. At this debate the championship prizes will be awarded. The Department of Speech is in charge of the contest here, which will take place on or about Friday, Janu- ary 8, 1943. Local competition will consist of five to seven minute speech- es accompanied by a manuscript. Undprgrads Eligible Any undergraduate student who is following a full-time course leading to a bachelor's degree is eligible to com- pete. Two speakers will be chosen in the /local contest to represent the University, one presenting the affir- mative viewpoint, the other the nega- tive. Those selected will submit their arguments in outline form to the Foundation. A bibliography is being prepared for the convenience of interested stu- dents, and selected references will be made available in both the speech library, 3212 Angell Hall, and the gen- eral library. Anyone desiring further information should see Prof. K. G. Hance, 4202 Angell Hall. Church To Show Religious, Film, 'The Power of God' "The Power of God," a film telling in story form what Christianity is will be shown at 8 p. m. Friday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Taking place in a town called Ellen- dale, the sound film shows what Christianity does for the individual, and what the individual can do with his Christianity. -i \ I BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS SLATER'S 4 L Good-bywhno - we I seo IE - - il *~*~*~f~ *~*~* THE MANPOWER CORPS HAS SHOWN US THAT THEY'RE IN THE SCRAP LET'S SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE IN IT ALSO Buy War Bonds and Stamps 0 r Coratu ations! a Buy War Bonds 4 T his co-ed is helping to win the' war by Keping he cals There's no room for long social conversations on telephone lines today. The wires have a more important duty to perform;they must carry an ever- increasing load of vital military and war industry calls. And it's impossible to expand the telephone system substantially because necessary materials must go into fighting equipment instead. By keeping all your telephone conversations brief; by looking up local numbers in the telephone directory instead of calling Information; and by To our gallant armed forces and to the STUDENT MANPOWER CORPS for their splendid contribution to our nation's War effort.